The Belfast Baking Company spent hours recreating the world famous White Star Liner using more than 50kg of ingredients.

The 6ft replica of RMS Titanic, which was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, was finished today, the date which marks the sinking of the ill-fated liner.

On her maiden voyage, Titanic carried 2,224 passengers and crew.

The model for the cake, which was made on site at The Belfast Baking Company this week, was drawn to scale using blueprints from the Titanic, which were famously drawn in the ‘Drawing Rooms’ a few doors away from the bakery.

Titanic cake

To create the mammoth baking extravaganza, a team of four bakers used more than 50kg of ingredients – the same weight as an average 16-year-old.

Paul McDonald, owner of The Belfast Baking Company, said: "Our talented team of bakers are always exploring new options for cakes - though this idea is pretty phenomenal even by our own team.

"The bakers spent more than 100 hours this week creating an exact replica of the famous RMS Titanic White Star Liner in time for the anniversary of the ill-fated ship – then the largest in the world.

"Visitors are welcome to drop in to the bakery to see the cake in creation. We will display the cake in The Belfast Baking Company ready to launch it for the anniversary on Thursday 14 April, and after that we will be selling the cake by the slice - so you can literally have your own slice of RMS Titanic."